MinD - Designing for People with Dementia

WP6: Implementation and User Testing

WP6 will conduct the implementation and user testing for design proposals and prototypes developed in WP4&5 to assess their effectiveness and develop them through user feedback.

O6.1: Iterative co-exploration of design proposals and prototypes with people with dementia, carers, and other stakeholders.

O6.2: Where applicable, user testing of final prototypes with end-users to assess their impact and effectiveness on self-empowerment and social engagement.

O6.3: From the test results, develop design guidelines for future use in dementia care.

Description of Work

WP6 will comprise the implementation and user testing for design proposals and prototypes developed in WP4 and WP5 in order to assess their effectiveness and develop them through user feedback. WP6 will be led by NHT and will be conducted intertwined with WP4 and 5. The user testing will be supported through work with end-users through NHT, AKB, ZSM, INT.

Task 6.1: Iterative co-exploration of design proposals and prototypes from WP4&5 with people with dementia, carers, and other stakeholders using co-design methodologies developed in WP2

Task 6.2: User testing of final prototypes with end-users to assess their impact and effectiveness on self-empowerment and social engagement, using appropriate methodologies and protocols for user-centred testing for people with dementia, developed in WPs 2 and 3.

Task 6.3: Synthesise and compare test results to develop design guidelines for future use in care centres in discussion with relevant focus groups through Alzheimer Europe and our healthcare partners.